Thread: Gift box

That an awesome piece of craftsmanship!

Shezzz...talk about making a guy want to put his tools up. That is one beautiful box. How in the world do you folks come up with these ideas. I have to learn to let my imagination go I guess.

Excellent work.

Ya gotta listen to the Wood MLSA, listen to the wood......

Alex, this is spectacular. How did you do it? More info please!:confused::confused::confused:

I'll post some pics & a description asap. Just a bit busy at the moment. New saw to set up.

Originally Posted by AlexS

I'll post some pics & a description asap. Just a bit busy at the moment. New saw to set up.

We don't wanna here yer pitiful excuses Alex!

We wanna see pics & a description of BOTH!! NOW

wow! That is one of the most beautiful and creative works I have seen. Absolutly incredible.

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

We don't wanna here yer pitiful excuses Alex!

We wanna see pics & a description of BOTH!! NOW

OK, here goes.
The material is New Age Veneer, chosen because I had some left over from a previous job. Everything is made from 6 NAV laminations, held together by Techniglue. The flat parts, (bottom, top and lid sides) were clamped between waxed offcuts of laminated bench top while the glue set.

For the curved sides, I shaped an inside form from scrap and covered it with duct tape. The sides were laminated one at a time and clamped up as show in the pic, with a piece of galvenised iron curved around the outside, to prevent splitting and hold the laminates together.

The sides and bottom were then cut to size on the tablesaw, and the curled lip trimmed by hand using a Japanese saw. Without changing the fence setting, the TS was set at 45deg and all the mitres cut. Everything was given a coat of shellac and sanded before assembly.

The sides were held together with masking tape to assemble them. Once they were glued and in position, the bottom was glued in and also held with tape. The bottom should hold the box square, but check anyway.

A similar procedure was followed with the lid, except that two sides and the top were glued up in one piece, with the 'ribbon' set in the outer veneer. When dimensioning the sides, make sure that they fit in the box, before you glue them up.

The 'bow' is made of a two veneer lamination around the same form, cut in half and rejoined, then morticed into the lid.

My god Alexs! Are you using Gold plated G clamps?:eek: What are they?

I'm still gobsmacked by how beautiful your gift box is AlexS, even after reading how simple it is (should be) to make it.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by AlexS

OK, here goes.
The material is New Age Veneer, chosen because I had some left over from a previous job. Everything is made from 6 NAV laminations, held together by Techniglue.

Thanks for the explanation Alex - what thickness is the NAV then??? Must be very thin or do the dimensions of the box decieve my sense of proportion.:confused:

Thanks for the description Alex! I gotta say it was beautifully executed

Now...... Show us de new saw!!!!

Originally Posted by martrix

My god Alexs! Are you using Gold plated G clamps?

Doesn't everyone?


They are quick adjusting G-clamps. I've only ever seen them in the place I bought them, which has now closed. Just press a thumb lever and the screw slides in to position so you don't have to screw all day to do them up.

Originally Posted by TTIT

what thickness is the NAV then??? :

Each veneer is 0.4mm.

Thanks all for the compliments. I must say it is my favourite box so far, and everything worked.